Heather Latter Students from Christa Gibson’s Grade 4 class at Robert Moore School showed off their ’80s style during a theme day there yesterday. Neon colours, leg warmers, and crimped hair were the dress code for the day.
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Staff The Rainy River Future Development Corp. has received $2 million from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. to clear land and install tile drainage in the west end of Rainy River District. The province announced today it is investing in Northern Ontario farming projects that will improve agricultural land, […]
Cameron Penney Fort High students Kayla Stang, left, Socorro Galusha, Hailey Beaudry, Nicole Gage, and Nicole LePine struck a pose during a fashion show yesterday in conjunction with the annual luncheon for Rainycrest volunteers, which this year’s theme being “An Afternoon in Paris.” After enjoying a delicious lunch, voulunteers were […]
Staff The Dryden GM Ice Dogs’ first loss on home ice this post-season just got more painful. The SIJHL announced yesterday that forward Zachary Kercz has been suspended for three games after receiving a major penalty and game misconduct for checking from behind at the final buzzer of the Ice […]
Duane Hicks Librarian Penny Shumaker tended to the new “Seed Library” at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre in preparation for its launch this Wednesday (April 22) to coincide with “Earth Day.” The library will be giving away sunflower starter kits from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. that day.
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre is growing in more ways than ever. On Earth Day (April 22), the library will launch its new “Seed Library,” a free, accessible community seed resource. Library CEO Alicia Subnaik Kilgour said the public is welcome to drop by and pick […]
Joey Payeur Hot on the heels of the appearance of one Canadian Olympic medal-winning figure skater in Fort Frances comes word another will be here this fall. The Border Skating Club agreed Wednesday to bring 1988 Olympic silver-medalist Elizabeth Manley to the Ice For Kids Arena to lead an instructional […]
Staff Springtime in Markham will suit Aaron Bujold just fine, thank you. The Grade 9 Muskie badminton player booked his ticket to OFSAA there from April 30-May 2 after finishing second in senior boys’ singles at the NWOSSAA finals yesterday in Thunder Bay. Bujold, needing a top-two finish to advance, […]
Piano Division (Tuesday, April 14) •Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Romantic, Grade 10—1. Ursula Chojko-Bolec (Honours) •Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Romantic, Grade 9—1. Anna Schwartz (First Class Honours) •Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Romantic or 20th or 21st Century, Grade 7—1. Brianna Eldridge (First Class Honours) 2. Alexa Veldhuisen (Honours) •Piano Solo, […]
Heather Latter Grade 7 student Sammy Stone demonstrated Newton’s First Law of Motion—inertia—by performing the impressive “whip-off-the-tablecloth” trick during the “Around the World” family science night Tuesday at J.W. Walker School. Presented by the school council and Science North, with sponsorship from the RRDSB Parent Involvement Committee, students and their […]
Courtesy of Michael Christianson – Dryden Observer Cole Golka (22) showed he’s not above doing shot-blocking duty against the likes of Nick Minerva to help his team win, as the host Dryden GM Ice Dogs did by a 3-2 score in overtime in Game 3 on Tuesday. But the Lakers […]
Heather Latter Karen Connelly, a Canadian travel writer, novelist, and poet who has written extensively about her experiences living in Greece, Thailand, and Canada, read an excerpt from her book, “Burmese Lessons,” to students yesterday in the library at Fort Frances High School. She also will be visiting the Fort […]
